Back From Mystery City

Guess who's baaaack? It's Blakula, my favorite Italian, creepazoid, film score music-maker for non-existent films! Maccari and Bellentani are an Italian duo (in case you couldn't tell) who started making cosmic disco together a few years ago as The Diaphanoids. They first appeared as Blakula in summer of 2010 with Permanent Midnight, an album that delivered left-field disco with campy horror film flair. Back From Mystery City follows a similar blueprint, with the core duo employing a cast of live musicians (including string ensembles, brass ensembles and the Prague Symphony Orchestra) to perform their organic disco compositions. All of the tracks were composed, arranged and produced by Maccari and Bellentani and recorded in Rome in 2010 and 2011. This sophomore effort is consistent with the first as it's a strong album from start to finish. I fully enjoy putting this on at work and letting the afternoon take a cinematic turn! Listen to the title track, Back From Mystery City, here. email marta@alternativemusic.com for your copy of Blakula's Back From Mystery City.